Pittsburgh's Action News 4's Amber Nicotra has the latest on the allegations at the Mt Oliver Police Chief.

Pittsburgh's Action News 4's Amber Nicotra has the latest on the allegations at the Mt Oliver Police Chief.

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Updated: 8:14 AM EDT May 23, 2014

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WEBVTT FOR THOSE DRUGS. REPORTING LIVE IN CARRICK, PITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS 4. ONLY ON 4, SENDING OFF A FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT FIRING BACK AGAINST A ONE-TIME LOCAL POLICE CHIEF NOW ACCUSED OF STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I'M DISGUSTED MY NAME WAS PUT IN THERE BECAUSE I HAD NOTHING TO ADD TO THIS. PITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS 4 REPORTER LIVE WITH SOME OF THESE EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS. FORMER POLICE CHIEF THERE IS ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT HE CLAIMS HE HAD PERMISSION TO USE THE BANK ACCOUNT. THIS IS FRANK MASSESA WHO WAS CHARGED WITH FORGERY. HE CLAIMS HE WAS GIVEN THE GO AHEAD. BUT IT IS SOMETHING PALMA SAYS HE ABSOLUTELY DID NOT DO. TELLING US EXCLUSIVELY HE WASN'T ON THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME HE ALLEGEDLY STARTED TAKING THE MONEY. POLICE SAY HE TOOK THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BANK ACCOUNT AND USED IT TO PAY HIS PERSONAL CREDIT CARD. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE CLAIMS THIS IS ALL A MIX-UP, THAT HE BOUGHT POLICE EQUIPMENT WITH HIS PERSONAL CREDIT CARD AND ONLY USED THE DEPARTMENT'S BANK ACCOUNT TO PAY HIMSELF BACK. NOW, WE SPOKE WITH HIS NEIGHBORS WHO DEFEND HIM AND TO PALMA WHO SAYS HE'S DISGUSTED HIS NAME WAS TIED INTO THIS. IF HE GOT HIMSELF INTO SOME KIND OF FINANCIAL TROUBLE THAT UTILIZED ILLEGALLY THIS POLICE ACCOUNT, THEN HE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT. HE'S THE BEST GUY EVER TO RUN INTO IN YOUR LIFE. WONDERFUL PERSON. NOW HE HAS A HEARING ON THE

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Pittsburgh's Action News 4's Amber Nicotra has the latest on the allegations at the Mt Oliver Police Chief.